Q&A: Women require self-care, rest to cope with burnout, promote health equity

CHICAGO — Self-care and rest are essential for preventing burnout and promoting wellness and allow medical professionals to practice at their best, according to a speaker at Women in Medicine Summit.
“We are the future, and we have a right and responsibility to take care of ourselves to be able to help future generations,” Kimberly Gordon-Achebe, MD, DFAPA, adult, child and adolescent psychiatrist and CEO and founder of Black Health Equity Training and Consulting to Communities (BHETC LLC), told Healio.
Gordon-Achebe is a passionate advocate for social justice and works as a

CHICAGO — Self-care and rest are essential for preventing burnout and promoting wellness and allow medical professionals to practice at their best, according to a speaker at Women in Medicine Summit.
“We are the future, and we have a right and responsibility to take care of ourselves to be able to help future generations,” Kimberly Gordon-Achebe, MD, DFAPA, adult, child and adolescent psychiatrist and CEO and founder of Black Health Equity Training and Consulting to Communities (BHETC LLC), told Healio.
Gordon-Achebe is a passionate advocate for social justice and works as a